Nufarm to close manufacturing plant in New Zealand

7:43 AM MDT | April 15, 2014 | Deepti Ramesh

Agricultural chemical firm Nufarm (Melbourne) announced on 15 April that, following a previously announced review of its manufacturing operations in New Zealand, the company has decided to permanently close its facility at Otahuhu, near Auckland, and further consolidate regional manufacturing activity at Nufarm’s main manufacturing facility at Laverton, Victoria State, Australia. The closure of the New Zealand facility and associated transfer of production activity will be undertaken over a two-year period, Nufarm says. Up to 59 New Zealand–based...